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OSHA Injury Report: Polar Southern Bottling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Polar Southern Bottling in 255 Jacksonville Highway, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polar Southern Bottling
Parent company
Polar Corporation
Street
255 Jacksonville Highway
City
Fitzgerald
State
GA
ZIP
31750
On-site location
Plant GA

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Checking for leakers on machine

What happened

Checking for leakers and strained her back

Injury or illness

Back strain

Object or substance involved

n a

Summary line

checking pallets for leakers strained lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
35-3011 — Bartenders
NAICS code
312111 — Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
579425
EIN
43026575
Establishment ID
731526
Employer case #
FOZ0201

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:03:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:19:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.